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C43400 Brass vs. S35500 Stainless Steel

C43400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S35500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C43400 brass and the bottom bar is S35500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 49
14
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
78
Shear Strength, MPa 250 to 390
810 to 910
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 690
1330 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 560
1200 to 1280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
16
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 120
180 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 57 to 1420
3610 to 4100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
47 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
34 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 24
44 to 49

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
73.2 to 77.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.070 to 0.13
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 11.4 to 15.6
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0

Comparable Variants